Recession experiences during early adulthood shape prosocial attitudes later in life
中文摘要
本文探讨了在成年早期经历经济衰退是否会塑造个体的亲社会态度。分析使用了约64,000名受访者分布在74个国家的调查回复，这些回复针对经过实验验证的、测量亲社会态度的问题。识别策略利用了75个不同出生队列之间衰退经历的变异。我们发现，成年早期暴露于经济衰退与晚年较低的亲社会水平相关联。该效应仅在易受影响年份（18-25岁）的经历中显现，主要影响男性的亲社会态度，并且与民主经历的影响正交。 • 我们探究成年早期的经济衰退经历如何影响晚年的亲社会性。 • 我们分析了来自74个国家64,000名受访者的调查数据。 • 成年早期暴露于经济衰退与亲社会性降低相关联。
Abstract
This paper explores whether the experience of a recession during early adulthood shapes individuals’ prosocial attitudes. The analysis uses survey responses to experimentally validated questions that measure prosocial attitudes for approximately 64,000 respondents in 74 countries. The identification approach exploits variation in recession experiences across 75 different birth cohorts. We find that exposure to a recession during early adulthood is associated with lower levels of prosociality later in life. The effect only emerges for experiences during the impressionable years (age 18–25), mainly affects prosocial attitudes among men, and is orthogonal to the effect of experiences with democracy. • We ask how recession experiences in early adulthood impact prosociality in later life. • We analyze survey data from 64,000 respondents across 74 countries. • Recession exposure during early adulthood is linked to reduced prosociality.